[David W. Stephens and Others at KA House]

Photograph of David W. Stephens and 25 other young men wearing suits and ties posing in four rows in front of a dark background.
Date: March 8, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Curtis Butler Portrait]

Portrait of Curtis Butler wearing a dark suit and bow tie posing behind a chair in front of a painted backdrop.
Date: 1919
Creator: Fey's Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lovers Leap Near Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of two people standing on a large rock overlooking a ravine filled with trees and water with more trees and hills in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard is the text: "Lovers Leap near Camp MacArthur Waco Texas. Mann." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: September 26, 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Section G at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of a line of automobiles driving on a road at Camp MacArthur with trees and telephone poles on the left side and barracks on the right side; there are people and more trees and telephone poles visible in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Section 'G'. Camp MacArthur Waco, Texas." There is a handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: June 14, 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Division Headquarters at Camp MacArthur Postcard]

Postcard of Camp MacArthur with tents on the right side, division headquarters in the back (center), and houses and cars on the left side. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Division Headquarters. Camp MacArthur Waco Texas. Mann." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: May 11, 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Officer and Men at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of eight men, including an officer (far right), sitting on the ground in front of a forest with other men and trees in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Officer Demonstrating Squad Movement by Use of Stones." There is also a handwritten note at the top of the image that reads "903 Speight St. Waco Tex." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: January 23, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Set from Fred M. Williams to Mrs. Herbert A. Towns, 1918] (open access)

[Postcard Set from Fred M. Williams to Mrs. Herbert A. Towns, 1918]

Postcard set from Fred M. Williams to Mrs. Herbert A. Towns that is packed with photo cards showing scenes from Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. The cover of the envelope has an image of the Statue of Liberty to the left and is titled, "Souvenir Folder".
Date: 1918
Creator: Williams, Fred M.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Southwestern University Football Team]

Photograph of members of the Southwestern University football team wearing practice uniforms posing, sitting and standing in three rows, on a field with a building in the background. Written on the front of the frame: "Southwestern 1918."
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tents and Barracks at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of a dirt road at Camp MacArthur with a row of barracks on the right and a grouping of tents on the left and rows of telephone poles on both sides. A man is standing in front of a barrack on the right, another man is riding a tractor down the dirt road, and there is a small group of men on the left side and some trees in the background. Written on the front of the postcard is the text: "125-126. U. S. Inf'try Camp MacArthur Waco, Texas. F. Mann. © 10-11-17."
Date: December 10, 1917
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Camp MacArthur Mess Hall]

Postcard of a mess hall at Camp MacArthur with two long rows of benches and tables set with dishes and napkins; garlands and branches are hanging from the rafters in the ceiling and there are two American flags displayed on the wall on the left side and one hanging from the rafters (center). A handwritten note on the front of the postcard reads "19 XMAS. 17. G: M."
Date: December 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Company Street at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of a dirt road lined with tents on both sides and a group of five soldiers in uniform and hats on the right and two soldiers standing on the left; there are other soldiers, houses, and telephone poles in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "No. 1. A Company Street. Camp MacArthur, Waco Texas. © F. Mann. 10/20/17."
Date: October 20, 1917
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hotel Watt in Waco]

Postcard of a color image of the Hotel Watt in Waco with several people standing on the street in the foreground and clouds in the sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Hotel Watt, Waco, Texas."
Date: October 14, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Brazos River by Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of the Brazos River with various vegetation and rock formations along the river bed. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Brazos River. Near Camp MacArthur in Waco Texas. © F. Mann 10-11-17."
Date: October 11, 1917
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Alma Hiller, October 8, 1917] (open access)

[Letter to Alma Hiller, October 8, 1917]

Letter to Alma Hiller from her little cousin, "Hef", who writes about what it's like for him at Camp MacArthur, a military training base in Waco, Texas. The letter also discusses other family members, including a newborn baby in the family. The stationery letterhead has on its left and right side, respectively, an American flag image and a symbol that consists of a triangle within a circle, and it reads, "National War Work Council, Army and Navy Young Men's Christian Associations, 'with the colors'".
Date: October 8, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Waco Water Filtering Plant]

Postcard of a color image of a water filtering plant, which consists of three red brick buildings, a water tower, and a smoke stack, with a horse-drawn carriage on the driveway in the foreground and trees and a blue sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Waco's New $300,000 Filtering Plant, Waco, Texas." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: October 5, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Headquarters, 2nd Co. B.]

Postcard of several tents with cots underneath them and a message written with small rocks that reads "Headquarters 2nd Co. B. [...] with desert plants in the foreground.
Date: June 25, 1917
Creator: Sholin
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Field at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of several groups of men standing in a large field with barracks, trees, and other buildings in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Sec. F. Camp Mac Arthur. Waco Texas. © F Mann 10-11-17." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: 1917~
Creator: Mann, Fred & Gillespie, L. L.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Letter to Fred A. Waltz, Ca. 1917] (open access)

[Postcard Letter to Fred A. Waltz, Ca. 1917]

Postcard letter to Fred A. Waltz filled with photo cards of a military camp. The envelope has hand colored photos of military scenes and is titled, "Souvenir Folder U.S. National Guard Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas".
Date: 1917~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men from R. B. Spencer & Co.]

Photograph of 31 men from the R. B. Spencer & Co. posing, sitting and standing, in three rows in front of the porch of the Sam Sanger-R.B. Spencer home on Columbus Avenue; the men are wearing suits and ties and ribbons on their jackets.
Date: 1916~
Creator: Gildersleeve
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Baptist Church]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of First Baptist Church, a stone building with two towers and a red roof, on a street corner lined with trees with houses in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "First Baptist Church, Temple, Texas." There is handwritten correspondence on the back of the post card and a handwritten note on the front that reads: "Tell Mr Brown it sure is work here I thought he worked me hard but that was play. M. S. R."
Date: December 12, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cotton Yard in Waco]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of several rows of cotton bales and men with horses and carriages in a cotton yard in Waco; there are factories and other buildings featuring advertisements and some trees in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Waco, Texas. Cotton Yard." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: October 7, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[King's Daughters Hopsital]

Postcard of a color image of the King's Daughters Hospital, a four-story brick building with three rows of large windows on the left and a white balcony and porch on the right, with trees in front of it and a white house on the right side. Printed on front of the postcard: "Main Building, King's Daughters Hospital, Temple, Tex."
Date: March 18, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bridges Over Brazos River]

Postcard of the Texas Electric Railway Bridge (left) and the Waco Suspension Bridge (right) over the Brazos River during a flood with some trees and buildings visible in the background.
Date: December 4, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[St. Paul's Church Houston]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of St. Paul's Methodist Church, a yellow building with a dome and white columns on the side (right) and around the entrance (left), with a row of trees lining the street in the foreground. Printed on the front of the postcard: "St. Paul's Church, Houston, Texas." There is handwritten correspondence on the back of the postcard.
Date: July 27, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History